Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's what you get if you stop dicking around like an amateur, and do something often enough that you start to do it well enough to establish a system with practices and standards so that each print (for example) takes less and less time to produce. It's like getting' some rhythm. Stuart Phillips - -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rabiner [mailto:mark@markrabiner.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 2:44 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Quadtone Printing Difficulties "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > Well, I work with an 1160, not a 740, and Cone, rather than MIS inks. But if > your problem has to do with the 'look' of your prints - rather than clogs or > other mechanical problems - then the best advice is experiment, experiment, > experiment? And the question is, how many weeks, months, years in the > darkroom did it take you to turn out terrific prints 7 times out of 10? > > Don't get hung up on 'workflows,' and all the tips and tricks - experiment. > I don't say this to be a wiseass, I say it because it's worked for me. It > takes time to master any form of printing, and simply loading up the printer > with ink and paper and following someone else's prescription is unlikely to > get you the results you want. But if you stick with it, you will develop > your own routines and techniques and they will work. > > B. D. > What the hell is a workflow anyway? Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html